First of all, obviously the egos of national-level politicians exist on another planet and can't really be fully understood. That said:
Now Pence comes out against the former guy in front of a room full of political journalists. Yet
before that, he's squirming and trying desperately to AVOID testifying under oath. So he's clearly trying to dance on some kind of fine line here.
But on top of all that is the fact that so much of the GQP base hates him for not destroying the peaceful transfer of power per the Constitution on Jan 6.
He clearly appears to believe that he has some kind of chance to get the GQP nomination.
So either (a) he's a brilliant political tactician and will shock the world, or (b) he's dreaming.
What's he thinking?
The former VP has been simmering about Jan. 6 for some time. But he wanted to take advantage of his speech before a room full of top political journalists.
www.politico.com